[x]

I more civilized time clean, abundant, affordable prostitution was readily available in the west. Now we live in era of rapist serial killers who may have at one time had a viable socially acceptable sexual outlet.

You are a strange fellow.

Now there is porn everywhere, so rape is down.

Serial murders have also declined.

More hygienic too, probably.

And was prostitution really so "socially acceptable" in the 19th century?

[Reily]

Remember there’s no antibiotics!
Women & men died horribly from venereal disease

“One night wit Venus and a life time with Mercury” was the old saying, mercury compounds being a supposed cure.

Winston Churchill’s father Randolph died young and in madness from VD, brilliant and promising political career ended early.

[rockrr]

I saw that and had to snicker, but figured he has enough problems...;’}